Originally posted by General Duke: JB: The republic of Somalia is still alive. After Sharif there will be others and so on, untill the whole republic is restored. Yes I know ...... look at the list: Ali Mahdi Aideed A/Qasim Salad A/Lahi Yusuf Sharif That is why i'm wondering who is next ..... Aweys maybe ?

Wacan oo wanaagsan ,,,, now where shall we start from ??

Haa waan maqlay mawlacaas ,,,

xamar waa laguu yaqaan unless you're talking about Jupiter ...... Sheekha kaarahaas ka bedela bi'i waayeee ,,

Faan weynaa ....... Until he changes that kind of Limousin then we shall see ,,,,, he belongs to Muqdisho not London

Originally posted by Castro: It has also been reported that while Sharif was meeting the Prime Minister of the UK, Abdillahi Yusuf's blood pressure reached 200 and he fell and broke his hip in the motel room he shares with two other refugees in Sana'a, Yemen. He was then rushed to a nearby hospital where, fortunately, they found out he didn't break a hip but had in fact suffered minor bruising. The nurses also explained to the former Somali warlord through an interpreter that his adult diapers were not reusable and that he should use several pull-ups per day. .....

Originally posted by Kool_Kat: Kacsi kow iyo labaatan sano gaaray wax kasto ka filo! ..... exactly my thought ,,

International Women's Day absurd says supermodel (Reuters) - Millions of women around the world are feted on International Women's Day but for Waris Dirie, the Somali nomad turned supermodel, the idea is absurd. "Every day, women move mountains. It is an insult to have an international women's day," Dirie told Reuters before the premiere of a film based on her life story, coming out in France on Wednesday. The film, Desert Flower, tells the story of how Dirie used her fame as a model to get the world to care about and fight against female circumcision. Dirie underwent genital mutilation at the age of three together with her two sisters, who did not survive. Dirie, a special ambassador to the United Nation for the elimination of female genital mutilation, said governments in Africa cared little about the issue. "Governments do not care about that type of thing," she said. "They do absolutely nothing to help." That is why, she said, help needed to come from non-governmental organizations (NGOs). On its website, the Waris Dirie Foundation, estimates that at least 150 million women and girls are affected by the cruel practice which continues to be performed in Africa and elsewhere around the world. Thousands of mothers continue to give up their little girls for mutilation even if they live in Europe or America as it represents a way for them to cling to their traditional beliefs. The film says 6,000 women every day lose their genitals and are sown up. The practice is based on a belief that woman who are not circumcised are impure. Women remain sown up until their marriage. They suffer lasting infections and psychological disorders. The film is based on Dirie's books. Dirie was born in the Somali desert and fled her family after she was given in marriage to an old man. She became a supermodel after a photographer noticed her while she was cleaning in a fast-food restaurant in London. The Foundation in Support of the Dignity and Rights of Women, part of the French retail and luxury group PPR, supported the screening of the film and organized fund-raising to support NGOs that fight female genital mutilation. Members of the Foundation include actress Salma Hayek, wife of PPR Chief Executive Francois-Henri Pinault, and designers Stella McCartney and Frida Giannini. Funds from the film screening went to French NGO Equilibres et Populations which works against female circumcision in Mali.

It’s 10 a.m., and the bell for morning recess rings at Abraar School. Students don their winter coats and boots before heading out onto the sunny playground at the Bayshore-area elementary school. As they pass principal Moussa Ouarou in the hall, they call him “Brother Moussa” and offer a polite Arabic greeting: Salaam alaikum — Peace be upon you. Ouarou greets the students in return, smiles and sends them on their way. “That sense of brotherhood creates the atmosphere that makes everyone comfortable for performing,” he says. It seems to be working. The Abraar School, an Islamic private school celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, placed fourth among Ottawa-area schools on the Fraser Institute’s annual ranking of Ontario elementary schools. The top three schools are Nepean’s Laurier-Carrière, Stephen Leacock in Kanata and Osgoode public school. The 2010 report is based on the results of standardized reading, writing and math testing in Grades 3 and 6, conducted in the 2008/09 school year. Abraar School offers what it calls an “Islamic education for a new generation.” High academic achievement is combined with developing and preserving the Islamic identity and instilling a deep sense of citizenship in its 245 students from junior kindergarten to Grade 8. Prospective students entering Grades 2 or higher must pass math and language tests and submit a recent report card before being accepted to the school. The school can’t take all children whose parents want to send them: it can’t accommodate students with learning disabilities and doesn’t have proper facilities for students with physical disabilities. Annual tuition ranges from $3,150 to $4,050 per year depending on the division. The school day lasts from 8:20 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. to accommodate extra classes — Arabic language, Islamic studies and Koran classes — without taking away from the basics. “We take learning very seriously,” the principal says. The school is owned by the Muslim Association of Canada and run by a volunteer board. Because the association operates a number of schools in across the country, the board can lean on the expertise of others when developing school policies. “Having a national view of things helps us share experiences, learn from others and allows others to learn from our experiences — what works, what doesn’t work,” says board member Ahmad Ammar. Islam calls on followers to make a positive contribution to their societies, but Ammar says it can be difficult for people from different cultural backgrounds to feel as though they are making a contribution to Canada, often because of language barriers. For children born and raised in Canada, the school is trying to overcome some of the integration challenges their parents might have faced, while at the same time maintaining the core values and identity of Ottawa’s Muslim community. That can be a challenge in modern North American society, but Ouarou says it’s one other religious schools share. “Kids need guidance. When you go to the outside world, everything is accessible and everything is permittable, so they need some guidelines.” At Abraar, teachers and support staff are committed to providing that guidance in a warm, nurturing way. “This is not just a job, this is not just a way to pay the bills, this is a mission,” Ammar says. Ouarou agrees, adding the school has come this far because the belief in its mission — held by staff, parents and students alike — is firm. In September 2000, Abraar School began offering full-time classes in a rented community centre off Rideau Street. There were 90 students. Volunteers went in early every morning to set up the classroom and returned in the afternoon to take it all down in order to accommodate other activities at the centre. The school moved to its own building on Navan Road in 2002, but that location put it on the opposite side of the city from where much of the Muslim community lives in the west end. The next year, the school moved to its current location on Grenon Avenue, which it purchased from the region’s French Catholic school board. In 2005, the school made headlines after an essay glorifying martyrdom and violence against Jews was made public. Two investigators from the province’s Ministry of Education said the essay, and the approving comments from two teachers, did not represent a systemic problem at the school. Abraar’s administration has since closely monitored teachers to ensure the school’s policies are being followed, Ammar says. During the school day, winter boots are lined up neatly in the main hall, which is painted canary yellow and features bulletin boards brimming with stories, poems and art projects created by students. On one board, colourful pipecleaners are bent in every direction to create the forms of Olympic athletes in motion. In the gym, people are setting up for a Koran competition, in which top students from each class will be asked to recite specific passages from memory. If there is a challenge facing administrators at Abraar, it’s space. The school is currently at full capacity except for Grades 6, 7 and 8. Ammar says it’s a question the board will continue to wrestle with — how to grow and serve more people in the community. A few years from now, the first Abraarians — kids who went to the school all the way from kindergarten to Grade 8 — will graduate from high school. Raisa Lokman is one of them. Now 14 and a Grade 9 student at Bell High School, Raisa went to Abraar from senior kindergarten to Grade 8. Her older sister also graduated from the school, her younger sister is currently in Grade 5 and her youngest sister starts in September. The teachers, she says, helped create a family environment, challenged students with material that went beyond their years and instilled a mix of professional and study skills. Raisa was nervous about the transition to high school, but soon realized she had nothing to worry about. She could handle it. “(The teachers) helped us every step of the way,” she says. “It was really hard to let go. I wish they had an Abraar high school.” Source: The Ottawa Citizen

Originally posted by Oz: Hello trolls. Is JB getting old? something ain't right here! at JB's link DSC06788 she's iska OKAY masha-allah need to pack up and head to HG anytime soon. ,,, man ,, there are others that are much much better than this weliba.

I'm JB, How can I help you girl ??

Dee maxaad iska sheegaysaaba inaad cusub tahay waa lagu arkayaaye ,,,,, la qabso uun. Laakiin "i soo dhoweeya, i salaama, waan cusubahay, blah blah" waxaasi waa shuqul ciyaal dee

I'm here ,, and No, I'm not missing anything

Happy women's Day ,,,, and i was wondering why all the girls were dressed up and filled the streets

That is what we have been saying ......... good to see some are coming back to their senses and realizing the fact ....

Originally posted by Jacphar: he was defending the nation from rebel threats. By bombarding the civilians and killing thousands of them by Madaafiic & diyaarado ?? ,,,, he would be handed over to TFG in Moqdisho The 2kms square ?? ,,,,

xildhibaanadii reerkaa ?? ,, not bad at all

That is the problem ..... It takes very little to make the Horn a heaven in the earth but people do not understand .....

Express your opinion freely. Participate and lets us debate and shape our Horn of Africa to a better design. Make the Horn of peace, justice, and equality...make it where rule of law prevails...participate in any language...Somali, French, English, Swahili and Amharic...just free your brain of all suppressed ideas....vomit for the future survival...

Never done that shit ....

This time next year IA we should celebrate for Juxa then ,,,

It can happen u know ,,,,, be warned

It is not yet Masters degree ,,, i wish it is. Just a Post-Graduate ,,,, but it is still better than the Bachelor ,, lol

Posted links to some photos on the facebook ,,,,